Jaubert thinks the cave may have been used for initiation ceremonies, "a rite of passage for adolescents to join the adult ...

Jaubert thinks the cave may have been used for initiation ceremonies, "a rite of passage for adolescents to join the adult world" -- a practice often observed in primitive hunter-gatherer groups.

Discovered in 2000 by an amateur cave explorer, the Grotte de Cussac in the Dordogne department holds ancient human remains, traces of long-extinct bears and stunning, fragile artworks its ...

Grotte de Cussac holds ancient human remains, long-extinct bears and stunning artworks Deep inside a labyrinthine cave in southwestern France, ancient humans who lived around 30,000 years ago ...

Deep inside a labyrinthine cave in southwestern France, ancient humans who lived around 30,000 years ago carved horses, mammoths and rhinoceros into the walls, a fabulous prehistoric menagerie ...

This photograph taken in Le Buisson-de-Cadouin, south-western France, on February 20, 2025, shows vertical bear claw marks and man-made engravings dating back to about 30,000 years some 150m ...